At launch (November 2012, Sprint contract price: $99.99 with a two-year agreement), the ZTE Flash competed directly with:
Before flashing your ZTE device, make sure you:
The ZTE Flash: A Look Back at Sprint's 2012 Hidden Camera Phone
The ZTE Flash was a "Sprint ID" phone. Sprint was in the middle of rolling out its 4G LTE network (shifting away from WiMAX). ZTE Flash was marketed as a device to take advantage of this new network speed. As an exclusive, it was often bundled with Sprint’s "Unlimited Data" plans, which were a major selling point against Verizon and AT&T, who were beginning to throttle or cap data.
While flashing a ZTE device can be beneficial, there are risks involved: